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The Coal Washery within Zollverein houses this Museum. Its worth 100% of you time. It walks you through the history of Germany from the time of Roman occupation during 1 century A.D. to religious changes around the Rhine to the world wars and Essen today...More

Housed in an old coking plant this well designed museum gives a fascinating inside into the social history of the region. Highlights? The 3D cinema was an amazing immersive experience. The building which is so significant to the story of the Ruhr. The stories of...More

Worth a walk around if you are interested in modern history. Some exhibitions cost extra but we enjoyed the museum that explained how the workers also suffered during the war as they were not pro nazi enough.

The Ruhr Museum is located on an old Coal Mine (Zollverein) and has been renovated to incorporate a modern twist whilst still allowing you to see how the coal mine looked. Zollverein is a very large site and there are loads of buildings walk around...More

Had an absolutely wonderful afternoon at this amazing attraction which gave a remarkable insight into the working life and horrors of the surface workers. Our English-speaking German guide and his father both worked there, and delivered such a knowledgeable account of the daily grind in...More

My first impression was "wow", with the remains of the industrial buildings and the metal hoist structure. Inside, the museum was a very interesting collection of all kinds of history of the region, mining, geology, and of Germany. We spent more than 3 hours here...More

I arrived by tram to ruhr area, first i walked half hour just watching the industrial machines and toke some pictures. When i went to te museum and paid the enterance 8€. Intrest rised right away when you walk trough old and exiting looking machinery...More

The Ruhr Museum has utilised the grounds of a former mine splendidly, the exhibits are arranged in an unusual way and I loved the staircase simulating the molten lava. Information provided also in English. Really enjoyed our visit.